Joshua Hughes (born November 3, 1991) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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Career

College and amateur

Hughes spent his entire college career at

Berry College Berry College is a private university in the Mount Berry community adjacent to Rome, Georgia. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Berry College was founded on values based on Christian principles in 1 ...

. He made a total of 69 appearances for the Vikings and tallied 14 goals and six assists. He also played in the

Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

for

Forest City London FC London is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in London, Ontario that plays in the men's and women's divisions of League1 Ontario Premier in the Canadian third tier. The team was founded in 2008 as Forest City London Soccer Club ...

Professional

On April 15, 2015, Hughes signed a professional contract with NASL side

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. He made his professional debut on July 4, 2015, in a 2–1 defeat to the

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. On March 23, 2016, Hughes joined

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club

Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the ...

where he became a regular starter for the 2016 season Hughes spent time with

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side

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in 2017, before joining USL side

Nashville SC Nashville Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in Nashville, Tennessee. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team spent two seasons in the USL Championship before joining ...

for their inaugural season. Hughes made the Nashville bench several times in 2018, but only saw action during two

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matches against lower division opponents

Inter Nashville FC Inter Nashville FC is an amateur soccer team based in Nashville suburb of Antioch, Tennessee. They began play in the National Premier Soccer League in May 2017, following Nashville FC folding. The team underwent an extended hiatus following the C ...

and Mississippi Brilla. Hughes rejoined the Blast ahead of the

2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League season The 2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League season was the eleventh season for the league. The regular season started on November 30, 2018, and ended on April 14, 2019. Each team played a 24-game schedule. Changes from 2017–18 ;Expansion *Mississa ...

. Hughes signed with

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side

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

on January 2, 2019.

References

External links

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Berry College bio

1991 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Baltimore Blast players Berry College alumni FC London players Major Arena Soccer League players Nashville SC (2018–19) players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Penn FC players Sportspeople from Peachtree City, Georgia Sportspeople from Fayette County, Georgia Richmond Kickers players Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state) USL Championship players USL League One players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub